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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14
E'irrs in the North Cnronnn Towns.
from the Wilmington ytarl


The fires in tho towns of North Caro-
lima are particularly destructive. Lnlm-
berton was the first to suffer, then VIII
son, and now Oxford. The fire in the
last-namcd town destroyed the business
houses on one street, but did not reach
Main street. None of the towns is pre-
pared for fire. They have an utterly in
sufficient supply Of water, and not many
OF them have the needed engines and
apparatus for putting out fires. For
thirty or forty years Oxford had but two
or three buildings burnt, one a smoke
house. But for the last thirty-fyo years
it has suffered from many fires, and in
1884 or 1855 many business houses were
burned, causing loss of some $50, 900
or $4,000. Not many months ago a fire
burned the old hotel and some stores.
Now twenty eight stores are in ashes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14

An instructor asked a French girl WIN
peer IN French was feminine She rc.,,;eS
mat 1t was probably owing to the mot tbot
the boys liked it so well. ~ '''oO 'i'"S
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14

The removal of Prof. Sanborn, of N.
H., after being pronounced incuroblo by
score of physicians, from Los Vegas,
n. NJ, to his home, was effected by ad.
ministering DIR. Harter's Iron Ionic,
which has restored him to his former
! good health.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14

A creamery is being erected at Madi-
son Station, Miss.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
Men VINO Hunt Terranin.

The genuine diamond backs come from the
upper Chesapeake n its tributaries. The
Patuxent river is a great place for them. In
Baltimore they are sold by the dealers and by
street merchants. Several colored men do a
good business, n their only stock is a dozen
or two of the reptiles, lying torpidly ON their
backs along the edge of q street. The best
terrapin for eating purposes measure six
inches. They are called Counts They
should be freshly caught. The male terrapin
Is known as q "bull" and the female terrapin
as q "cow." The female is the better he
cause she contains about two dozen eggs. and
these eggs add greatly to the dish when
cooked.
The men who hunt the terrapin are called
providers. They have several ways of can
turing the adroit and elusive reptile. They
often profit by the ~terrapin's curiosity. Thew
will anchor their low gunneled skiffs in a
quiet nook, wait in silence for a few moments
and then rap sharply on the side of the boat.
II a terrapin is in that neighborhood he will
invariably come to the surface to see what
the noise, is about, and there he finds a hand
net ready to rob him of his freedom, A fay-
or1te method is to take a three pronged stick,
something on the order of Neptune's trident.
except that the prongs are placed aneu-
larry, and then proceed to prod the stick into
the mud. When he feels something move he
reaches down in the water and hauls forth a
diamond back. Dredges are also used with
success.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
HOW DAKOTA WAS SETTLED.

The Present Distribution or Population.
North snd South Dakota.
YANRroN, Jan. 29.-Omitting the French
voyageurs and Bots Brules, the first perna-
nent settlers OF Dakota were Americans
In the southeast corner. Immedidiately
after them III many thousand Scandi-
navians and they now have a majority
In dive southern counties, the Norwegians
predominating. They acquire the English
language more rapidly than ,,ther foreigners,
are enthusiastic for schools and churches,
and are an excellent class Of citizens. The
Mennonites anne almost III a body. They are
Of German blood, but had lived q century or
more in Russia; they are in colonies In this
and adjacent counties, AREA noticeable class
on the streets OF this city, and are commonly
called sRooxhans.n In the extreme northeast
. good class Of Canadian Liberals control two
Or three counties. In douglass county Is a
large colony Of HolIanders. And Of all the
foregoing peoples there are scattered residents
In znany counties, while Irish, English and
Germans, here as well as elsewhere, are
diffuset In the general population. -Four
hundred miles north II this place, IN the
western part OF Pemhina county, Is q colony
of Icelanders. Surrounding all these colonies
everywhere are the native Americans, who
are still q majority of the whole.
The school and territorial census Of 1885
made the population 416.0 600; and tho officials
tel. me that nearly all the good land In the
southeastern division is taken. But mary
million acres OF yssy fpe land remain opsn
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
Daily gress and 9akotaiaa
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

AAL
Co~NeREoATroEAL CHuRcH-Corner Walnut and
9th street, Rev. O. F. Clapp, pastor. Ser
vices at1l a. M. and 7:S0p M. Sunday school al
H. m.
CaRIsT CHURuH-Corner Douglas Ave and Sixth
street. Rev. DIR. Hoyt, rector. Services at II
q. m. and 30 p. m. Sunday School at 12m.
NJ. Z. ~CHURoH-Fourth street, between Douglas
and Walnut. Rev. q f.. Hager, pastor. sun
day hours of service; Morning sermon. ii u.
m. class meeting, 10 m ; Sunday school $50
p. M; young peoples meeting. $3.50 p. m.
Ladies, prayer meeting, Tuesday afternoon
At . o'clock. Thursday evenire prayermeet-
ing q. 1880 O'Clock.
CATHOLIC CHUHoH-Rev. Father Scallan, pastor.
Capital street, corner 9Th. Services at $50 q.
m. and lD:S0 a. M. Services in the afternoon
and Sunday school ut the hour announced by
the pastor.
BAPTIST CHURcH Corner of Douglas and Sixth.
Services every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school at IL o'clock.
6cANDINAvIAs LUTHERAN CHukcH-Pearl street
near 9Th. Rev. Dr.. Andreassen, pastor. Ser-
vices, morning and evening. Sunday school
at 2 p. m.
zIoN's CHuRoH. GERMAN LUTHERAN-Corner OF
Douglas and 4th. Rev. DR.. ,Hilger, pastor.
Services at II q. m. and 7:S0 p. m
LUTHERAN CHuRoR, tGERMAN)-Sixth street,
Chas. Wenzlaff, conductor. of services. Ser.
vices at liza. m. and 8 p. m.
LUTHERAN CHURcH, (GERMAN)--Fifth street, be
tween Linn and Locust. Rev. Bentz, pastor
Sermon at 10 q. m. Sunday SCHOOL, at i p. n
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05

T.E ~ - AAA w SAtACh E
But these are not the only giants this great
water, system boasts. Away over on the west
side, four miles distant, is another house full of
iron workers quite as big and strong. Whence
do they get the water they pump Through
another tunnel. Chicago is as fond Of tun-
nels as of water or beer. Running
right under the heart of the city from the
shore end Of the two lake tunnels to the west
side pumping house, right under the Sherman
house, the s2,ooo,O00 city hall and scores of
business blocks, is a tunnel five feet in Diane
ter, through which q young river of 10O, OOO.-
GOO gallons volume flows daily. The congress
Of the United States has voted many gener-
Gus slices Of the public money to 4imprpve for
purposes of navigation streams much smaller
than this one.
The present capacity OF Chicago,s water
system is 15o,e00,000 gallons daily, about
equal1to New York's supply, and exceeding
In quantity that Of London or Paris or Phila.
delphia, or any other city in thu world a
New York. Already Chicago's water works
have cost sll 100000, and are one OF the won
ders Of this wonderful city. but more tunnels
are 70 bedug and stir other pumping giants
to be erected, When Chicago sets herself
about it she can do almost anything, except
close her gambling houses.
WALLER WELL.MAA.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
A SINGULAR SUPERSTITION.
Farrser stokes and HIS Soul Inhabited
Rocks.
lspeclal correspondence.l

d2-NSAds
New YoRK, Jan. 3l.-Superstition plays
more important part iii determining the ac-
lions Of men than most people are willing to
admit, and almost every one has his pet be-
lief as to what will bring good or i'll luck.
Authorizations of one sort or another, too,
often take possession of people who are other
wise quite sane.
One of the strangest ha%llucinations on rec
ord is the singular notion Of a farmer named
Edgar G. Stokes, who used to live and very
likely still lives near Mid5letown in Connecti-
cut. He is a man of culture and some thirty
odd years g was graduated with highhonor
from a noted New England college.
He believes that the souls Of dead persons
reside in rocks and pebbles. This post mortem
existence in stones is ordained. he be-
lieves, for the purpose of purifying
and refining the spirits. But only the
souls of the great are thus puri-
fed. And acting on "a sort of theory
that it is well to be near the departed
spirits of great persons, he has collected from
every part OF the state, and. even from out
side its boundaries, such stones as he fancies
are now inhabited by certain individuals
whose career in the flesh he admires. 1T
doesn't matter whether the stones be large
or small, handsome or ugly: by some
theory of his own which he only understands,
he thinks he can tell what particular soul is
now the inhabitant of any given stone. And
when he has found such a stone he instantly
procures it, and gives it a place upon his
farm.
OF course this does not enhance the value
of the farm to any one but himself. In fact,
it decreases the practical worth of the place,
for the stones are often placed just where they
interfere with cultivation.
Sometimes he secures a stone that's, as yet,
uninhabited. Close by his door is a smooth
granite .bowlder brought all the way from
the Rocky mountains which had not been
taken possession Of at last advices. Not far
away from this now lifeless rock is a rough
jagged stone, wherein abides the soul Of
George Washington. Over there is a
smooth faced crystal which by and by
himself. Beyond is a granite spar pos
sessed by good Queen Bess. Napoleon
Bonaparte is apart from the rest in a, s'back
lott Hannibal is in another field and not
far from him is Cesar. Many other great
men of the past are in the collection, but it is
not known if Grant, or Garfield. or Tilden,
or Hendricks have yet found a resting place
on the Stokes farm.
1t was only a few years ago that any one
knew why Farmer Stokes collected the
rocks that adorn his farm, and his neighbors
always treat his ~idiosyncracy with respect
now, for he is a shrewd business man and in
every other respect of well balanced mind.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
SOME ALBANY "REMINISCENCES.
Brought to Mind by the Contests of the
Present Year.

Brought to Mind by the Contests of the
Present Year.
Especial Correspondence.
ALBANY, Jan. 31.-The bitter contest
wagcd here this year for a seat in the United
States senate and election of Jimmy Hustled
speaker OF the assembly after he had an
nounced himself "retired,' and his declara-
lion for Miller very late in the contest, call to
mind some incidents which came under nv
observation g few years ago when business,
not entirely non-political, made my presence
in New Ioi}k's capital for a time a matter of
convenience. 1t was the year that Conkling
and Platt resigned and contested their seats
again. But unfortunately before thai time l
was called away from Albany.
Austed's Sickness TO use a word that is
both slengy and expressive, is proverbial, and
if he We're in Washington he would doubtless
cause some eye opening. He showed it this
year III the way he swooped down on the speak,
ership. During the session / speak Of
he differed materially with q member from
New York city-a tall, impetuous young fell
low, whose name need not be mentioned here.
In the course of the discussion that ensued,
which took place during an executive session
OF the Judiciary committee of which both
were members, our young friend. called
lAuSUSu d ildT. aNEH+E
The Bald Eagle didn't allow a feather to
become Tufled. Rising from his place with
the utmost suavity he left the room, saving
as he did SO: :
"Gentlemen, | cannot take part in any fur
Their deliberations of this committee until
that epithet is withdrawn
And he didn't. Neither did he speak of the
matter outside, and as the executive proceed
lngs OF committees are always secret, this is
the first time the matter has seen cold type.
1t was a bitter pill for the young New Yorker
to swallow, but in time-say a week or ten
days after-he did it, and his retraction was
accompanied by an apology, made the more
easily, perhaps, by the fact that Hustled, had
not brulted the matter abroad.
Once a number Of clergymea came here to
secure the passage of a law restricting the
sale OF Sunday newspapers. To them Hustled
was more than attention, as he was last year
TO the advocates of woman's suffrage and
those who wanted to shut out reporters from
witnessing ~hangings. But it was very hard
TO tell which way he cast the most influence.
1t IS needless to say that none of these meas
ures were adopted by the legislature.
The most amusing thing Hustled ever did
was the way he dressed himself this year for
his first appearance as speaker. He not
only wore a full dress suit but his vest
was cut away down, and gold chains and
jewels galore sparkled upon various portions
OF ms person, NJ. j. DEXTER.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05

to prescription iii the north, some especially
fine not far north of Bismarck. This
place is located at the northwestern
corner OF continuous settlement. In
deed, II "a diagonal line were drawn
from northeast to southwest through Bis
marcls, nineteen-twentieths of the people
would he on the southeastern side of that
line; and unless I am badly misinfornsed as
TO the climate and soil OF the northwest, the
child Is not born who will i've to see one
fourth OF Dakota's population on the other
side of the supposed diagonal. The people.
as You know. have. therefore, simplified the
question by dividing the ,erritory--in their
minds. The southern half they call Dakota
the northern Huron or ~Pembina-or Nortr.
D~akota-latte- preferred. This plan has not,
however, yet been approved by congress. MS
you probably know. J. C. d.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
Albert e. Colby,
Architect and Mechani-
cal Engineer,
YANKTON ..~...-.... ....-...DAKoTA

pLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS for Build
= inRs, Iron or Wood bridges. PIAns and spe-
OBLIGATIONS furnished on the heating n VENT.
latinR Of buildings by 4tesm, Hot water or Gas,
snssanitary princisIeey ~
onioe on Walnut street.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
CIlICAGO'S WATER WORKS
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF
BIG ENGINEERING WORK.
Aqua Pnra Pumped from the Lake INTO
the Big City of the West in Enor-
nous ouantities-stin More Water
Needed.
Especial Correspondence

Especial correspondence
CHICAGO, Feb. Twenty years or more
ago Chicago tapped Lake Michigan with q
two miles from shore. Later on a second
tunnel, seven feet in diameter, was dug along
side the first one. OF course, there had to be
something out in the lake to protect the ends
of the tunnel from ice and for the shafts to
find Judgment in. So the engineers con-
structed a big structure on shore, a great
five-sided concern as high as a four storied
house, built of the heaviest timbers, and
strengthened with 200 tons of iron bolts. When
completed they towed the ungainly thing out
into the lake and, locating it at the ends of
the tunnels, threw thousands of tons of rocks
into the compartments provided for that pur-
pose, this weight causing it to settle to the
bottom. There it has stood ever since.
through wind and storm. This is the water
works crib, which every visitor has pointed
out to linn as he rides along the shore. OF
course there is a keeper of this crib, a man
who lives out there all the year round with
his family. 1t is not a pleasant place to live
in winter. The old crib has a habit of aual-
ing in u storm which must be trying to the
nerves of its denizens, and the grinding of ice
against it's sides often makes d roar exceeding
in hideousness that of a Chicago political con
yention. At such times tho crib appears to
one stationed upon it to be an immense plow
moving through the ice. Tho stability of the
structure has been often questioned, and
after a severe storm, dwellels on the lake
shore a risen in the morning expecting to
find its debris beating upon the beach. But
our crib is still there.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
A Positive Written Guarantee
MARRIAGE GUIDE

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed fir SOC
In money or postage stamps. Over fifty wonder
full pen pictures, showing who may marry, who
not, why. Proper sgc to marry. Who marry first.
Manhood. Wotnanhood. Physical decay. Who
should marry. How life and happiness may be
increased. Those married or about to marry
should read il: Of interest and value to ever
thinking man and woman. Popuiar edition.
uaper cover. 2nc. Address DR. WHITTIER
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05

Z - rNA 4tAAS ~
In summer the crib has many visitors.
And tits then a very pretty place. Within
the huge walls and over the deep well are
climbing vines, and birds and honey bees. and
the sunlight streaming down through a broad
glass roof. AT the visitors feet are two
patches Of bubbling water-the fountain heads
of Chicago's water supply. Ninety-fve feet
below the surface the water is let in, and
what a lot Of it. He who stands an hour
amid the b~lossoming vines which garnish this
wonderful fountain head, will prove himself
indeed fond of mathematics if he pause to
calculate that in that time a lake 200 feet
square and is feet deep-large and deep
enough for the biggest ship in port to turn
round In-has started on its journey to the
faucets of Chicago.
Let us follow this flood for a moment. 1t
flows through the tunnels to the shore,
directly beneath the pumping house. Here
nix great engines are almost constantly at
work lifting the water up to the tall tower,
whence it falls through the GOO miles
Of mains throughout the city. This is
all very simple, and yet on so great a
, scale that it almost takes ono,s breath
away. The engines are of 5000 horse
power. One of theln-the Brobdingnag-
alone pumps more water than the entire city
used fifteen years G Its working beams
are'2S feet long. and the huge fly wheel is IS
feet in diameter. The periphery of this
wheel travels 10 miles an hour, and every
time 1t goes round it marks the lifting 100
feet high OF nearly 5000 gallons of water.
Just think of it, IS barrels of water at one
fell swoop8 When we were boys we thought
the windmill out on the farm was doing some
pretty lively pumping when it raised enough
water In an hour for adozen cows to drink.
And this is such an Industrious old monster,
too. 1t goes right along, night and day,
never getting sick or tired. For seventeen
months, the proud engineer tells me, this
engine has not stopped for any cause what
ever.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05
Dangerous cel,uio,a.

II has been predicted that the smazing
POPULARITY in which celluloid. is held viii one
DAY get q setback by a serious explosion in
sonle store or private dwelling in which there
isa quantity OF the stuff.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-05

Act G~Liquid,8nxD
or Posnder. Eve.
ron Iwuriou,
rugs and NM-
sius od0a.s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-03

IL letter descriptive of gathering Of
celebrated literary and musical people in
London the London Correspondent of the
Herald makes the following mention of Amy
Sherwin:
But the gem of the evening was the fault.
less singing of former Boston, as she is
now London, favorite, Miss AMY Sherwin.
Her rendering of Loves Wings" was a
positive treat 10 all who listened Every
word came out as clear and distinct as silver
bell. Her accent, from heightened foreign
residence, has pretty little suggestion of
the continent, and even in her speaking voice
she conveys all the charm that the general
singer does when singing, not speaking.
Miss Sherwin is. as you know, very beauti-
full. l compare her to dainty spray of wild
roses, all pink and white, and as she
smiles her teeth CLEAN through her parted
lips like crystallzed drops of dew. Her
German songs were equally delightful, for
Miss Sherwin is an accomplished linguist.
Such is Miss Sherwin's singing. 1t firmly
holds its own, quite sure of ITSELF yet falls
on the ear in gentle waves of soothing
melody. Since Ella Russell held me en-
thralled with her grand voice, I've not heard
Miss Sherwin's equal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-03
City Personals.

Mr. Hiram Reed has been confined to hi.
mouse for several weeks by illness.
AT Hotel North: Ex-Gov. :. w Hale
heene, N. H.; L. B. Drury and wife Ba,
Harbor.
Mr.. M. c. Foster Of waterville was in ,bs
city Yesterday. He says the pro.pects for an
active building season are yerv A,t,er;ny
Through the efforts Of Mr.. Chas M,lI;ko,
and others, Mr.. Henry E. Duncan of Port
land' formerly of New York city has been
engaged as organist for several months at the
winthrop St. Universalist church in this citv
Mr.. Duncan is an artist in every sense of the
term, having an experience of some sixteen
years Constant study with the first musicians
IN the country, and as organist and director
IN several of the largest churches in New
I ork and Brooklyn, including Doctor Bu.
chers, Doctor Storrs' and Grace Church.
L ne society may rest assured that with an ar
list of Mr.. Duncan's merits, the musical part
OF the church exercise, during his stay, will
be OF high order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-03

The Democratic State Committee was in
session at the Cony House last evening.
Nine counties were represented as follows
VIM. Emery, York; S. S. Brown, Kennebec
VIM k. &. Estes, Somerset; Kimball East
man. Cumberland; Chas. Foster, Sagadahoc
John Cassidy, Penobscot; E. H. Greeley,
Hancock; E. X, O'Brien, Knox; Mr.. Madi.
gam Aroostook. Hon. w. H. Clifford and
Capt, Chase, Portland and E. C. Moody of
York. were in attendance. The committee
decided to remove republicans now holding
Offices ia the State as rapidly as possible and
fill their places with democrats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-03
Useful and Hur,fuI Nrd,c,n.s

There is a certain class of remedies for constipa
ton absolutely useless There bouses and po
tions made in great part of podophyllin, aoes. rhu
barb, gamboge and other worthless ingredients
The damage they do to the stomachs of those who
use them is incalculable. They evacuate the bow
els, it is true, but always do violently and pro
fusely and besides, grippe the bowels. Their effect
is to weaken both them and the stomach. Better
far to use the agreeable and salutary aperent. Hos
letters Stomach Btters, the laxative effect of which
is never preceded by pain, accompanied by Il con
vusive violent action of the bowels. On the con
trary, it invgorates those organs the stomach and
the entire system. AS means of curing and pre-
venting malarial fevers, no medicine can compare
with it. and Il remedies nervous debility. rheuma
tism, kidney and bladder inactivity, and other inor
nil nj